The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-04-14

"why, there IL no field on car tn 80 gran,
"a that which 10 open before the g1spo
ministry Have you powers OF analysis
Exhaust them here. Have you uucou
querable losicl Let it grapple with Paul's
Eplsue TO the Romans. Have you strou
imaglnatiout Let IL discourse on thl
Psalms Of David or Johl's apocalyptiC
vision. Have You great powers OF pathosi
Exhaust it in telling the story Of q
Saviour's love. Have you bold style OF
thinkingl Then follow Eze'Siels wheel,
full Of eyes, and hear through his chap.
ters the rush of the wings of the sera-
phim"
All We who want grand field in which
10 work for God, come into tho gospel
ministry. At any rate, come into
Christian circles AMI somewhere aud
somehow declare the grace Of God.
Pardon for AN sin; comfort for all
trouble: eternal life Cor all the deaf! .,
my soul! preach 1t foc ever. II has becl
nv ambition. AMI | believe it has been
yours, my dear pcop!'. in these years OF
my ministry. to have this a soul-sIviug
church ana we never yet threw out tn ,
| gospel net but we 4 ,ew ia a great multi
tudc. They have come, one hun lrri at a
time, aud two hun Ire 1T a time, aud two
/ hundred All fifty a: u tim, and expo I
! th' day viii app llr when, i'll one sarv,Cc,
/ there viii be three thousand souls accept
( iuC the Offers of cterua! life.
! 1wIsh | cNui te | yDu some circum-
! stances that nave conn uIdrr my ohScrvL-
/ ton, proving the fact that Got has
Blessed the prayers Of these peCp,c in be
half Of souls immortal lcouId tell you "
une jght. when | stood at the end of tho
platform, and gentleman passed me,
his check brnuz"d with the sea, aud as he
went into the iaQuicy-roon he said 10 III d:
Il am an EugH~ man.
| said: Il am very glad 10 sec you; walk
in"
That night he gave his heart to the Lord
1t was Il clear case Of qutci but tIo-Ougi
conversion, Passing out at the close Of
the inquiry meeting, ] sail:
II w long have You U"en in this CDun-
try
He said: Il arrived b. steamer this
morning AZ e,cv N o'c'orli."
said: How long Will you be in the
Citvt'
He sail: Il leave tomorrow for Cam
ada, and thence l go to Halifax, and
thence 10 Europe, aad I'll never be here
again"
said: Il think You must have come to
this country to have your soul savel"'
He said: That cert Iinly WAS the rea.
SON"
But could tell you of tragic scene
When at The close of the service | found
man upon one of these front sel's.
wrought upon most nightly, | said to
him:
What is the matter:"
He replied: Il am captive of strong
drink; came from the West; | thought,
perhaps. you might d me some gosl;
find YOU cant do me any good; | tiud there
i no hope Tor me"
! said: Come into this side room and
we Will talk togo her"
oh no. he said; there's no need of
my going in; ! am lost man; l have
beautiful wife; l have four beautiful
children; | had tino profession; have
had IL thorough education; had every OPP.
portunity man ever had, but am Il cap
ure Of strong drink; God only knows
what suffer"
l sad; "Be encouraged; come in here
and wc'u talk together about it,
No" said he, Il can't come; you can't
do me any good. l WIS on the Hudson
River Railroad Yesterday. and coming
down resolved never again to touch a
drop Of strong drink While | sat there
man came ia--a low creature-and sat by
NE; he had Il whisky Task, and he SAID
20 ne:
"Nll You take a drjnk!'
II san no; but oh, how | wanted it! ana
as said no it seem "a that the liquor
curIed up around the mouth of the ha5k
and begget:
Take mo take me! take mer
Il felt that couldn't resist il, and yet
was detcrIain Il not to drink, an rush
ed out on the platform of the car, and
thought would jump off; we were going
at the rate OF forty miles an hour, AMI
didn't dare to lamp; the paroXysm Of
thirst went of and am here tonight"
| said; Come IN, I'll pray for you and
commend you TO Cot"
He came in trem bling. Some o"you rc-
member. After the aervice we walked
ont and mp the street. said:
You have an awful struggle; I'll take
yOu into drug store; pc, haps the d0ctOr
can give YOU some medicine that viii help
you in your struggle, though, after all,
you will have to depend upon the grace OF
Cob"
s i'd to the do tor
Can you give this man something TO
help HIM in his battle againai strong
drink"
~ can" replied the doctor, and te pre-,
pared a bottle Of medicine.
l said; "TEc-c is no alcohol in IL is-nG
strong drink
"None at al" sail the doctor
"H0W long VIII this last" | inQuirgl.